23 years ago today I didn’t get Married, but I did. I did stand in front of family and friends. I did wear a long white gown. I did take a slow walk up the aisle to face a priest. I did approach the Tabernacle with a smile on my face. I did face the …
23 Years Ago Today, I Didn’t Get Married, But I Did… Read More »
As many abandoned spouses know, today’s marital abandonment doesn’t always mean desertion. While society congratulates the parent who moves out for staying “involved,” it largely ignores longterm challenges abandoned spouses face redefining themselves and filling emptiness left behind when children visit the deserting parent. Last week I celebrated another anniversary in my journey through abandonment. On October 11th, 2011, I wrote my first post for Single …
A Different Kind of Good – A Marital Abandonment Anniversary Read More »
I’m divorced, but not annulled – It’s weird having an anniversary that’s not an anniversary, being married to someone, but not fully married to him, being grateful to be “moving on” whatever that means, but saddened at the very real death of our family and dismayed by the load dumped upon you. Its weird having …
Today is My Anniversary…But It’s Not – Divorced, but Not Annulled Read More »
